In the hills. In a cabin.

 We took a nice drive to the hills yesterday to Custer State Park.  We saw buffalo.  A LOT OF BUFFALO.  HERDS. UP CLOSE. 

 We had a cabin rental for the night.  A Christmas gift from my parents.  It was at The Blue Bell Lodge.  

 We took the pup with us....she loved it.  

 She played fetch with Dave. A lot. 

 It snowed a little

 Nate ran around playing with sticks in the woods

 We roasted marshmallows

 Listened to wild turkeys gobbling, watched bunnies run by, watched white tail deer go back and forth, listened to the trees, smelled the woods and campfire.

We woke up this morning to the sound of turkeys, enjoyed a pancake breakfast at the lodge sitting under a big stuffed elk while the fire roared. 

 On the way home we watched more wildlife along our drive.  

 We love this place... where the buffalo roam

 where deer and antelope play

 and wild burros beg for food at your car window

 We saw mountain blue birds and magpies and all sorts of birds!

Even turkeys.  The man that sat next to me on my flight from Minneapolis to Rapid schooled me on turkeys.  He was coming to South Dakota from Tennessee just to get a turkey from South Dakota.  I hope he found one.  I did!!(but I shot mine with my camera not a gun)

a friday

I love Friday.  I love it's predictability and it's relaxed feel.

getting over a stuffy nose. he had the grumps this morning, but then he told me he was sorry cause "you're my girlfriend and I love you."

laundry day. this basket is my ticket to a fun weekend no chores required(well i cook dinner and keep dishes done)

afternoon playtime

the pup with her 'cigar'. she used it to tease Anna

when that doesn't work she hops on for a piggy back ride

wise enough to make cute faces...she knows there is bacon cooking for our hawaiian pizza

weather rolling in and out all afternoon.  we NEED rain bad

smooth pizza dough day. must be the weather

dessert... couldn't bare to make it black and white.  

family movie night. popcorn and Bee Movie.

like a weed

and she thinks that chair is hers....but she looks proper when she is on it so we kinda agree

7 weeks to 17 weeks.

she is sweet and happy

and hyper

and excited

and springs alot

and sleeps at our feet

and follows us around

and likes walks

and likes to play fetch

and likes to stand on Anna and get a piggy back ride

and likes to nibble on Nate's ears

and eat paper

and eat Nate's toy airplanes

and eat puzzle pieces

and chew on socks

and chew on the toilet bowl brush

and stick her head in the toilet

and swim in rivers & ponds

and annoy Anna
and snooze

and cuddle

and give kisses

and comes when she is called

and sits and stays well

and wiggles her little stump all the time

We love her.